From: "Judy F." 



Mark Hessey wrote:


> I just find it ridiculous to go there at all, we all know that the Vietnam
> war was extremely unpopular at the time and to somehow try to pigeonhole
> decisions made in that entirely different era into the context of the world
> 30+ years later is not worthwhile exercise. Whether someone fought in that
> war or not may invoke a variety of feelings among veterans and protestors
> alike, but has zero bearing on their ability to command the armed forces
> today.

Two things, Mark.  If the roles were reversed, ie Bush had served in
Vietnam and Kerry had not, you would be all over Kerry.  Secondly, there
are apparently  no records of Bush's tour of duty during part of that six
year stint.  The military keeps great records, so where was Bush,

Judy

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